Ureibacillus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Ureibacillus

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Ureibacillus Fortina et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea, urea; L. dim. n. bacillus, a rod, and also the name of a genus of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria (Bacillus); N.L. masc. n. Ureibacillus, a ureolytic aerobic bacillus.
Reference: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ureibacillus composti Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HC145 = DSM 17951 = KACC 11361.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ348071.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Reference: WEON (H.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), NOH (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), KIM (J.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2908-2911.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ureibacillus suwonensis Kim et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 6T19 = DSM 16752 = KACC 11287.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY850379.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. suwonensis, referring to Suwon Region in Korea, where the bacteria were first found.
Reference: KIM (B.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), WEON (H.Y.), KWON (S.W.), GO (S.J.), PARK (Y.K.), SCHUMANN (P.) and FRITZE (D.): Ureibacillus suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from cotton waste composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 663-666.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ureibacillus terrenus Fortina et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TH9A = CIP 107065 = DSM 12654 = LMG 19470.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ276403.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. terrenus, from earth, referring to the habitat of the organism.
Reference: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ureibacillus thermophilus Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HC148 = DSM 17952 = KACC 11362.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ348072.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving.
Reference: WEON (H.Y.), LEE (S.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), NOH (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), KIM (J.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2908-2911.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ureibacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1996) Fortina et al. 2001, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain P-11 = CIP 104857 = DSM 10633 = HAMBI 1900 = LMG 17959.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB101594.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, heat; L. adj. sphaericus, spherical; N.L. n. thermosphaericus, the hot sphere.
Reference: FORTINA (M.G.), PUKALL (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), MORA (D.), PARINI (C.), MANACHINI (P.L.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ureibacillus gen. nov., a new genus to accomodate Bacillus thermosphaericus (Andersson et al. 1995), emendation of Ureibacillus thermosphaericus and description of Ureibacillus terrenus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 447-455.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Fortina et al. the basonym is erroneously cited as Bacillus thermosphaericus Andersson et al. 1995 (sic).